Register for your graduation ceremony

Preparing for your graduation

  • Register when you receive your booking invitation.
    • Tell us about any accessibility needs or special requests for you and your guests when you book.
  • Book your gown hire and photography.
  • International students – check whether you and your guests need a visa to travel to the United Kingdom.
  • Plan your celebrations.
    • Book your place in your school’s Toast to your success event.
    • Book any restaurants or hotels that you may need.
  • Enjoy your day.
  • Join the Alumni community.

Are you eligible to graduate?

To attend your ceremony, your degree must be fully awarded by 1 January 2027 for our spring ceremonies and 1 July 2027 for our summer ceremonies.

You will receive an email invitation to register and attend your graduation ceremony and graduate.

Only students that have had their degree awarded will be allowed to attend the graduation ceremonies.

Important:
When you register, you must read and accept the terms and conditions for graduation.
You must also allow time to read and understand the LJMU graduation ceremonies privacy notice.

Needing a visa to attend Graduation

Please check the UK government guidance on whether you and your guests need a visa to travel to the United Kingdom.

Obtaining a visa might take several weeks.

Important:
LJMU does not provide graduation invitation letters for student or guest visa applications. Your original student invitation and confirmation of attendance should be enough.

If you need more help, please email internationaladvice@ljmu.ac.uk or please visit the UK government website.

Outstanding payments to the university

If you owe money to the university, you will not receive your certificate or be able to attend your graduation ceremony until the full amount has been paid. This applies to the current academic year and any future ceremonies.

Outstanding payments may include:

  • tuition or registration fees
  • accommodation fees
  • library fines, including unreturned books and printing charges

It is your responsibility to make sure all payments have been cleared before graduation. If you need help, please contact us via the Student Enquiry Form.

Changing the ceremony time

In some cases, we may need to combine or split graduation ceremonies if the registration numbers exceed venue safety limits.

If this happens, only the time of your ceremony may change. The date will remain the same. If your ceremony time changes, we will let you know after the registration period has closed.